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Which of the following factors has the most influence on the body's metabolic rate?


A) age
B) gender
C) amount of fat tissue
D) amount of lean body tissue

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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MATCHING a.2 b.5 c.13 d.20 e.25 f.100 g.7000 h.Fasting i.Satiety j.Hunger k.Caffeine l.Appetite m.External cue n.Stress eating o.Thermic effect p.Basal metabolism q.Direct calorimetry r.Indirect calorimetry s.Specific dynamic effect t.Adaptive thermogenesis -The percentage decline in basal metabolism per decade of adult life

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MATCHING a.2 b.5 c.13 d.20 e.25 f.100 g.7000 h.Fasting i.Satiety j.Hunger k.Caffeine l.Appetite m.External cue n.Stress eating o.Thermic effect p.Basal metabolism q.Direct calorimetry r.Indirect calorimetry s.Specific dynamic effect t.Adaptive thermogenesis -The amount of energy in a 1000-kcalorie meal that is expended as specific dynamic activity

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What is the approximate percentage of Canadian adults with a BMI over 25.0?


A) 30 percent
B) 40 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 60 percent

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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What is the approximate daily basal metabolism of a 50 kg woman?


A) 500 kcal
B) 1000 kcal
C) 1500 kcal
D) 2000 kcal

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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MATCHING a.2 b.5 c.13 d.20 e.25 f.100 g.7000 h.Fasting i.Satiety j.Hunger k.Caffeine l.Appetite m.External cue n.Stress eating o.Thermic effect p.Basal metabolism q.Direct calorimetry r.Indirect calorimetry s.Specific dynamic effect t.Adaptive thermogenesis -Technique used to measure the amount of oxygen consumed when a food burns

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After consuming a very large meal, the desire to eat a slice of chocolate cake is an example of behaviour known as which of the following?


A) satiety
B) hunger
C) appetite
D) pigging out

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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List the major components that contribute to the body's daily expenditure of energy. Compare the relative contributions of each of these components in a sedentary person with their contributions in a marathon runner of the same body weight.

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Inflammation is characterized by an increase in which of the following factors?


A) adipocytes
B) leukocytes
C) immune cells
D) subcutaneous fat stores

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Why does use of the BMI overestimate the prevalence of obesity in Canadians of African descent?


A) Blacks have a higher average height than whites.
B) Blacks have denser bones and higher body protein concentrations than whites.
C) Blacks tend to have different proportions of brown and white adipose tissue than whites.
D) The fat pads in blacks are situated primarily around the hips, whereas in whites the pads are primarily abdominal.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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List 6 tips that promote a person's acceptance of a healthy body weight.

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Which of the following is the primary goal for the treatment of bulimia nervosa?


A) immediate discontinuation of purging
B) restriction of food intake to3 meals per day
C) maintenance of weight
D) suppression of sweet and high-fat food intake

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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How does consumption of fat, more so than protein and carbohydrate, induce satiation and satiety?

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What is the weight classification assigned both to young women with 30 percent body fat and young men with 20% body fat?


A) obese
B) normal
C) mildly overweight
D) slightly underweight

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following methods assesses body fat by examining the thickness of a fold of body tissue on the arm, below the shoulder blade and in other areas of the body?


A) dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
B) BMI
C) air displacement plethysmography
D) skinfold measures

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Define basal metabolic rate and discuss factors that increase and decrease it.

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Which of the following statements illustrates the association between type 2 diabetes and body fat?


A) People with the disease often have central obesity rather than lower-body obesity.
B) A woman who has gained 5.5 kg since age 18 has doubled her risk of developing the disease.
C) An obese person is 3 times more likely to develop the disease than is a nonobese individual.
D) Overweight people with the disease who lose weight show no improvement in glucose tolerance and insulin resistance.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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What is the resulting condition for a person who suffers from insulin resistance?


A) type 1 diabetes
B) type 2 diabetes
C) metabolic syndrome
D) pancreatic failure

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The day after Thanksgiving, you and your sisters are a little hungry and want to eat leftovers before going shopping. Which of the following foods would most readily satisfy the feeling of hunger?


A) turkey
B) pecan pie
C) mashed potatoes
D) noodle casserole

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following types of athlete may be classified as overweight by BMI standards, even though he/she is not overfat?


A) cyclists
B) gymnasts
C) football players
D) marathon runners

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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